Lamond-Riggs/Lillian J. Huff Neighborhood Library
Public library in Washington, D.C., the United States
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The Lamond-Riggs/Lillian J. Huff Neighborhood Library is a branch of the District of Columbia Public Library in the Queens Chapel neighborhood of Washington, D.C. It is located at 5401 South Dakota Avenue NE.[1][2][3] Residents had requested a library for the area as early as 1957; the current building opened in 1983 at a cost of $2 million.[4][5]
| Lamond-Riggs/Lillian J. Huff Library | |
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| Location | 5401 South Dakota Ave. NE Washington, DC 20011, United States |
| Type | Public library |
| Established | 1983 |
| Branch of | District of Columbia Public Library |
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| Website | https://www.dclibrary.org/lamond |
In the late 2010s, the city approved a $20 million project to rebuild the library, designed by Hammel, Green and Abrahamson.[3][5][6][7] Razing of the building began on January 4, 2021, and the library reopened on June 27, 2022.[5][8]
The library was renamed the Lamond-Riggs/Lillian J. Huff Library in 2022[9][10] to honor the legacy of activist and organizer Lillian J. Huff.
